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Saudia plane evacuated after bomb hoax |
2011-03-17 |
[Arab News] A Jeddah-bound Soddy Arabian Airlines flight was canceled on Tuesday morning and all passengers on board were evacuated at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh after a passenger claimed there was a bomb on the plane. The passenger, a woman, is thought to have made the claim because she decided at the last minute not to travel to Jeddah. The plane was evacuated as a precautionary measure. Abdullah Al-Ajhar, head of the public relations department at Soddy Arabian Airlines, confirmed the incident. He said when the woman was asked to remain in her seat she claimed there was a bomb planted on board. Passengers were then evacuated and accommodated on a subsequent flight two hours later. There were 298 passengers on board. Al-Ajhar added that the woman was being questioned about her behavior. |
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